Category: News & Features

Special to Iredell Free News Established in 1989, Iredell Health System’s Cancer Program received its first accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer in 1991. Since then,

Special to Iredell Free News Self-Help Credit Union  is offering an exciting program that expands safe and affordable loan options for small business borrowers who may not have access to

Special to Iredell Free News Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday released a recommended budget for FY 2021-2023 that will strengthen North Carolina to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and ignite

BY MELINDA SKUTNICK The projected cost for planned renovations at two of Mooresville Graded School District’s elementary schools has increased by more than $3 million over earlier estimates due to

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has established a voluntary cancer registry within the Office of State Fire Marshal to help agency and other

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As North Carolina’s trends continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases with 31.7 percent of North Carolinians over age 18 having received

Piedmont HealthCare is one of the largest physician-owned multi-specialty groups in North Carolina and the Southeast. PHC has more than 60 convenient locations and nearly 200 physicians and providers across

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 1 ♦ Christian Maurice Mack, 33, of Statessville charged with probation violation. MARCH 2 ♦ Marlon Oneal

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has received the Center of Distinction award by Healogics, the nation’s largest advanced wound care services provider. In

Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Health Department plans to host a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 24, at North Iredell High School. The schoo is located at 156

Special to Iredell Free News The Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department recently presented their 2020 awards: SPVFD 2020 AWARDS SPVFD 2020 LADIES AUXILIARY AWARD WINNER

Special to Iredell Free News The deadline for high school students to apply for a $5,000 Empowering the Future scholarship from EnergyUnited is almost here. Applications are due by Wednesday,

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FROM STAFF REPORTS An Iredell County Sheriff’s Office K-9 helped deputies locate and apprehend several suspects with outstanding arrest warrants for variouse criminal offenses over the weekend. On Sunday, March

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council has approved a request to annex a 2.21-acre parcel off Turnersburg Highway, clearing the way for construction of a new Harbor Freight retail

Special to Iredell Free News Human Resources Director Mildred Minor is retiring this month following more than 48 years of public service with the City of Statesville. Right out of

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Mooresville Police Department reported the following felony arrests: MARCH 1 ♦ Jamontae Diondrae Evans, 19, of Blackberry Ridge Lane, Charlotte, charged with possession of a schedule

FROM STAFF REPORTS Only a handful of Iredell-Statesville Schools schools had to deal with COVID-19 related issues when students returned to school after spring break. Disrict officials reported only one

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Iredell County’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in January but remains more than two percentage points higher than last January. The county’s unemployment rate

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Rate Bureau has filed a request with the N.C. Department of Insurance to increase insurance rates for mobile home policies. The NCRB,

Special to Iredell Free News The Town of Mooresville is in the process of updating its 2008 Bike Plan in order to program and prioritize bike projects in Mooresville. Town

BY DEBBIE PAGE debbiepage.iredellfreenews@gmail.com The Troutman Town Council has unanimously approved a recommendation to name the new town baseball/softball complex at ESC Park after avid park champion Jan Comer. The

BY MELINDA SKUTNICK Several parents of Mooresville High School students pressed the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education to hold a traditional graduation event for the Class of 2021.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Four suspects face felony charges in connection with the theft of  Honda motorcycle from a motorcycle dealership off Salisbury Highway in Statesville. On Thursday, March 18, at

Special to Iredell Free News Effective Friday, March 19, Iredell Health System is easing some of its visitor restrictions at Iredell Memorial Hospital and throughout the Iredell Physician Network. “We

FROM STAFF REPORTS The Troutman Town Council and Mayor Teross Young expressed their confidence in Town Manager Ron Wyatt in a news release Friday afternoon. The news release came two

Special to Iredell Free News Joe Hudson, a long-time Statesville resident and retired Statesville water resources director, has announced his plans to run for the Ward 5 seat on the

Change matches the extension of the federal tax deadline Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced Thursday that it will extend the April

FROM STAFF REPORTS Iredell-Statesville Schools officials announced Thursday that students in grades 6-12 will return to campus for in-person instruction beginning April 7. “We are grateful to Governor Cooper and

Special to Iredell Free News Statesville resident Melba Ritchie was presented the Silver Beaver Scout Award at Camp Bud Schiele Scout Reservation on Sunday, March 14. The Silver Beaver Award

FROM STAFF REPORTS Troutman Police Chief Tina Fleming resigned on Wednesday, along with Officer Darin Bumgarner, Mayor Teross Young confirmed Wednesday night. Iredell Firewire broke the news of the chief’s

FROM STAFF REPORTS A 24-year-old man faces felony charges after fleeing officers and crashing into multiple vehicles, according to a Mooresville Police Department news release. The MPD announced the arrest

People with high-risk medical conditions or who live in certain congregate settings are now eligible for vaccination Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of